<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT COLOR="#505050" SIZE=2>George,
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<BR>The SPA is not limited to senior. There is a pre-senior category. Locally we have been using an even looser version of SPA. No age categories. Any AMA legal aircraft that can safely do the maneuvers may be flown; SPA aircraft gets a bonus. This has brought back pilots that quit pattern when the turnaround schedule was implemented. We get new people that would be frighten off by the turnaround schedule.
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<BR>Precision pattern with its turn around maneuvers is more difficult than SPA even if both used the same maneuvers. Always being "on" adds a lot of stress. Also I have found that precision pattern requires a better (and more expensive) aircraft. My SPA aircraft is capable of doing the SPA Expert maneuvers; but, it is not up to precision pattern Advanced schedule.
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<BR>Allan
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<BR>In a message dated 12/16/2002 9:08:43 PM Central Standard Time, av8tor@flash.net writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Not taking anything away from the SPA but how does that help the "non
<BR>Senior" pattern community?
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